GCSE English General Knowledge

General Knowledge on Things Like Language Techniques and Assessment Formats.

What Does P in PRETZEL Stand For? Explain What it Means.

Point: Clear Argument That Answers the Question.

What Does R in PRETZEL Stand For? Explain What it Means.

Reference: Introduce a Relevant Quotation.

What Does the First E in PRETZEL Stand For? Explain What it Means.

Explain: Explsan What the Quotation Reveals About the Character or Theme.

What Does T in PRETZEL Stand For? Explain What it Means.

Technique: Identify a Language or Structural Technique.

What Does Z in PRETZEL Stand For? Explain What it Means.

Zoom in: Analyse an Individual Word or Phrase in Detail.

What Does the Second E in PRETZEL Stand For? Explain What it Means.

Effect: Explain the Effect on the Audience and/or the Writers Method.

What Does L in PRETZEL Stand For? Explain What it Means.

Link: Link Back to the Question and, Where Relevant, the Writers Wider Message or Context.

What is a Simile?

Compares 2 Things Using Like/As.

What is a Metaphor?

Describes Something as if it is Something Else.

What is Personification?

Gives human qualities to something non-human.

What is Pathetic Fallacy?

Uses weather or nature to reflect a mood.

What is an Alliteration?

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.

What is a Sibilance?

Repetition of ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sounds.

What is an Onamatapia?

A word imitates a sound.

What is a Hyperbole?

Deliberate exaggeration.

What is an Oxy-M0ron?

Two contradictory words placed together.

What is a Juxtaposition?

Places contrasting ideas or images close together.

What is a Contrast?

Highlights differences between two things.

What is Symbolism?

An object, colour or image represents a wider idea.

What is a Semantic-Field?

A group of words associated with the same topic.

What is Emotive Language?

Language intended to provoke an emotional response.

What is Imagery?

Descriptive language that creates a mental picture or sensory impression.

What is a Rhetorical Question?

A question asked to make a point rather than receive an answer.

What is Repetition?

Repeats a word, phrase or idea for emphasis.

What is a Rule of 3?

Three words, phrases or ideas grouped together

What is a Listing?

Presents several items or ideas in succession.

What is Direct Adress?

Speaks directly to the audience using words such as you or we.

What is an Imperative?

A command or instruction.

What is Dramatic Irony?

The audience knows something a character does not.

What is Foreshadowing?

Hints at events that will happen later.

What are Connotations?

The ideas, feelings or associations a word suggests beyond its literal meaning.

What is an Enjambment?

In poetry, a sentence or phrase continues beyond the end of a line without a full stop.